How to build a business case for ELM: ROI, legal spend management, and AI readiness
PushButton AI Team ·
How to build a business case for ELM: ROI, legal spend management, and AI readiness
You bought the AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month gone.
That's not a you problem. That's a buying-before-business-case problem.
Here's what the legal industry quietly figured out that most business
You bought the AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month gone.
That's not a you problem. That's a buying-before-business-case problem.
Here's what the legal industry quietly figured out that most business owners haven't heard yet. Before they invest in any AI solution, they map three things: what it costs them today, what efficiency they expect to gain, and what strategic outcome they're actually chasing. Not in tech terms. In dollars and decisions.
That framing works for any business. AI doesn't fail because it's bad technology. It fails because nobody defined what "working" looks like before the invoice arrived.
One thing you can do this week: write down one repetitive task in your business that costs you or your team more than five hours a month. Put a dollar value on that time. That single number becomes your AI evaluation filter. Any tool that can't show a clear path to cutting that cost gets eliminated before you spend a dime.
No coding. No system overhaul. Just clarity before commitment.
What's one place in your business where time is quietly draining away that you keep telling yourself you'll "deal with later"?
